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Finland vs Belgium, European Championship 2021 GROUP STAGE

European Championship · 2021
Finland
0 – 2
Full Time
Belgium
Mon 21 Jun 2021 · 19:00 UTC Saint Petersburg Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Finland vs Belgium — European Championship at Saint Petersburg Stadium.

  • Finland 0 games · 0 pts (2024/24)
  • Belgium 0 games · 0 pts (2024/24)

Match Details

  • Referee Stefan Lupp
  • Referee Felix Brych
  • Referee Mark Borsch
  • Referee Marco Fritz
  • Referee Davide Massa
  • Referee Christian Dingert

Head-to-Head

1
Finland 1 games · Avg 2.0 goals Belgium
Last 5 meetings
2021-06-21 Finland 0–2 Belgium

Recent Form

Finland
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Jun Belgium H 0–2 L
16 Jun Russia H 0–1 L
12 Jun Denmark A 1–0 W
Belgium
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Jun Finland A 2–0 W
17 Jun Denmark A 2–1 W
12 Jun Russia H 3–0 W
14 Jul England H 2–0 W
10 Jul France A 0–1 L
06 Jul Brazil A 2–1 W

Key Stats

0% Both Teams to Score
H2H (1 games)
0% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
50% Clean Sheets
Belgium this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Belgium
0-15
1/1
16-30
–/–
31-45
–/–
46-60
–/–
61-75
–/–
76+
1/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Finland to score. At the same time, Belgium does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 5 minutes.
  • 10' Finland seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 15' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 20' The travelling Belgium supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 25' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Daniel O'Shaughnessy suffering a number of foals already.
  • 30' Axel Witsel has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 49 appearances with only 1 goals this season.
  • 35' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 40' Glen Kamara needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 45' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 50' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 55' It’s high time Roberto Martínez made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 59' Another change for Finland made on 59 minute. Tim Sparv leaves to be changed by Rasmus Schuller.
  • 64' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Belgium that had 118 games and scored 39 goals.
  • 65' Goal! Romelu Lukaku scores his 157 goal in 409 matches.
  • 70' Finland manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Joni Kauko is hanging Joel Pohjanpalo on the field on 70 minute.
  • 74' What a strike from Lukas Hradecky! The score is 0-2.
  • 75' Lukas Hradecky with the second goal in the match!
  • 75' The Belgium manager makes a substitution. Leandro Trossard departs to be replaced by Thomas Meunier.
  • 76' It is a substitution in Belgium team. Leandro Trossard is replaced by Thomas Meunier on 76 minute.
  • 81' What a strike from Romelu Lukaku! The score is 0-4.
  • 84' Christian Benteke has so much to prove this time. He replaces Romelu Lukaku on 84 minute.
  • 89' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 90' Another change for Belgium made on 90 minute. Kevin De Bruyne leaves to be changed by Hans Vanaken.
  • Another three points for Belgium.

Lineups

Finland Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Markku Kanerva

Belgium Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Roberto Martínez

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
0.75 Finland xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.43 Belgium xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 63% + Under — clean sheet likely 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Finland22% Draw29% Belgium49%
Actual: Belgium win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes41% 0% No59%
Avg goals/match: 2.18
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 87%
13%
± 1.5 64%
36%
± 2.5 37%
63%
± 3.5 18%
82%
± 4.5 8%
92%

Double Chance

Finland or Draw
51%
Draw or Belgium
78%
Finland or Belgium
71%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Finland14% Draw51% Belgium35%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 1
15%
0 – 0
13.5%
1 – 1
13%
0 – 2
Actual
1 – 2
8.4%
1 – 0
7.3%
0 – 3
5.2%
2 – 1
4.4%
1 – 3
4.1%
2 – 2
3.3%
2 – 0
3%
0 – 4
1.9%

Asian Handicap — Finland

Handicap Finland covers Push Belgium covers
-2.5 1% — 99%
-2 1% 4% 94%
-1.5 6% — 94%
-1 6% 13% 82%
-0.5 18% — 82%
+0.5 48% — 52%
+1 48% 25% 26%
+1.5 74% — 26%
+2 74% 16% 10%
+2.5 90% — 10%

Clean Sheet

Finland keeps clean sheet
25% ✓
Belgium keeps clean sheet
48% ✗

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.